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Federal Clerskships can lead to jobs at law firms.Law firms generally like their litigators to have clerking experience.Patent litigation generally falls to the litigation group.So in theory, yes, a federal clerkship could lead to a job in patent litigation. But, it has nothing to do with making up for a lack of technical expertise because there isn't one necessary to litigate patent matters.

it would be an in. however, there is a chicken/egg problem. its hard to get fed. cir. even with a tech background and good grades from a top school right out of LS. my impression is that you would have to either work in ip lit for a few years and/or do a d.ct. with large patent docket and connections to fed. cir.

Anonymous User wrote:Federal Clerskships can lead to jobs at law firms.Law firms generally like their litigators to have clerking experience.Patent litigation generally falls to the litigation group.So in theory, yes, a federal clerkship could lead to a job in patent litigation. But, it has nothing to do with making up for a lack of technical expertise because there isn't one necessary to litigate patent matters.

The answer is unequivocally no, in that you won't get a Fed Cir clerkship if you're not already on a patent lit track. Fed Cir clerkships require some combination of connections, a tech background, good grades, and patent experience.